Hair care has become of great importance to me as of late. With age, and health issues, everything about my body has changed including my hair. I've been taking a vested interest in making sure I'm taking care of my hair the best way I can. If you're not new to my blog or any... Continue Reading →
Ditching Skirted Bathing Suits
Recently I wrote a blog article about what a beach body was; encouraging my readers to go to the pool/beach and give it the body you've got! I meant every word I said in that blog; so much so I've decided to face one of my fears head on this summer. What might that fear... Continue Reading →
Rebdolls: Helping Me Stay Stylish & Comfortable
If there is one consistent theme along my journey with style, fashion and navigating my life in a plus body; it is being comfortable. I love being stylish, I love getting dressed up but I my absolute must and non negotiable rule of thumb is comfort. Often times I find styles that look good but... Continue Reading →
Reminder: Mental Health Illness is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of
May is Mental Health Awareness month for those of you who don't know. Across social media; informational posts and testimonies are being shared in solidarity with normalizing mental health and ending the stigma. Because I write so much about mental health on this blog; I was going to skip writing an official Mental Health Awareness... Continue Reading →
Fashion at Any Size is Real
I remember a time when finding fashion if you were over a size 12 was a hard thing to come by. Growing up as a teen, I was between a 14 and an 18 at any given time. While today it's nothing to go into a store and find a Large or a 1x; that... Continue Reading →
Entrepreneurship – Is it for You?
If you're on social media of any sort, then entrepreneurship is all the buzz these days. Everywhere you look, there's an ad being sponsored that guarantees all the successful tools to being a boss for a nominal fee of [insert fee here]. There are smiling faces plastered with hashtags of #BossBabe #entrepreneur surfacing everywhere. There... Continue Reading →
Atlanta Events: Fat Women of Color Take Up Space
I can almost bet my bottom dollar that when you read this title you scratched your head with wonderment. Don't fret! I'm here to explain it all! But in order to get the Take Up Space event we need to take it to the creator and give you a little background. Allow me to introduce... Continue Reading →
My Body Journey: Let’s Chat WLS
When I first set out to blog, I didn't know that being a fat body would become a conversation. However, as I began to share more about myself and my life; there was no way not to discuss my experience in a fat body because that is how I've navigated thru the majority of my... Continue Reading →
Recap: Phat Girl Fresh presents Lifestyled Honors 2019
If you are not new here, then Lifestyle Honors is not a new phrase and you know exactly what I'm bout to get into here! However, if you are new and aren't familiar; you could checkout last year's article or you can just continue reading. To make a long story short, Lifestyled Honors was a... Continue Reading →
C-Sections: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
When I got pregnant with my first child I was 17 going on 18. The discussion about birth revolved around labor and delivery; there was never any discussion about c-sections. Fast forward to a pretty traumatic labor and finally being told in the midst of pitocin induced contractions: "we have to do an emergency c-section."... Continue Reading →